Blog
NASCAR drivers got what they wanted with new lug nut rule; or did they? – ESPN
5:33 PM ET print TALLADEGA, Ala. – Catastrophic. That’s not the description of a crew chief in the garage of what would happen if a wheel is loose. It’s the description of the potential penalty if his car has 19 instead of 20 tight lug nuts on a car that comes into victory lane. Kurt Busch crew chief Tony Gibson is an old-school crew chief. And he shudders at the…
NHL playoff takeaways: Stars-Blues show us what exciting hockey is about – CBSSports.com
The second round of the Western Conference playoffs began on Friday night in Dallas with the Stars defeating the St. Louis Blues, 2-1, in an outstanding, fast-paced hockey game to take an early 1-0 series lead. Antoine Roussel and Radek Faska provided the offense for the Stars in the win. Meanwhile, in the late game, the San Jose Sharks took a 1-0 series lead over the Nashville Predators with a…
Snapchat to feature 2016 Olympics highlights – Los Angeles Times
Since 1988, television giant NBC has fiercely guarded its valuable trove of Summer Olympics footage. That worked well for decades, as viewers could be counted on to tune in regularly to television broadcasts of the games. But a dramatic shift in the way people — particularly younger consumers — seek entertainment has led the broadcast network to reach an unprecedented deal with Snapchat, with the two companies announcing Friday that…
Dale Jr.: ‘Awesome to see’ dad appreciated on birthday – Nascar
RELATED: Full schedule for Talladega TALLADEGA, Ala. — Dale Earnhardt Sr. would have been 65 years old on Friday. Fittingly, his son, Dale Earnhardt Jr., spoke about his father on Friday at Talladega Superspeedway, where the paternal duo has a combined 16 Sprint Cup Series victories. “It’s crazy to think of what he would have been like at 65 years old,” said the Hendrick Motorsports driver. “You kind of had an idea he wouldn’t…
Jeff Daniels Takes a Baseball Break From ‘Blackbird’ – New York Times
To save articles or get newsletters, alerts or recommendations – all free. Don’t have an account yet?Create an account » Subscribed through iTunes and need an NYTimes.com account?Learn more » Need to connect your Home Delivery subscription to NYTimes.com?Link your subscription »
Bryce Harper says Dee Gordon’s PED suspension is ‘not good for baseball’ – Washington Post
Dee Gordon hit .342 in 19 games against the Nationals last season. (Alex Brandon/Associated Press) ST. LOUIS — The announcement of Dee Gordon’s 80-game suspension for performance-enhancing substances came at 1:18 a.m. Eastern time Friday. So it wasn’t until later that morning that much of the baseball world, including the Nationals, saw the news about the Marlins’ speedy second baseman. The Nationals are in the same division as the Marlins, face the…
Soccer|Soccer’s Most Remarkable Season – New York Times
To save articles or get newsletters, alerts or recommendations – all free. Don’t have an account yet?Create an account » Subscribed through iTunes and need an NYTimes.com account?Learn more » Need to connect your Home Delivery subscription to NYTimes.com?Link your subscription »
Jeff Daniels Takes a Baseball Break From ‘Blackbird’ – New York Times
To save articles or get newsletters, alerts or recommendations – all free. Don’t have an account yet?Create an account » Subscribed through iTunes and need an NYTimes.com account?Learn more » Need to connect your Home Delivery subscription to NYTimes.com?Link your subscription »
Soccer|Soccer’s Most Remarkable Season – New York Times
To save articles or get newsletters, alerts or recommendations – all free. Don’t have an account yet?Create an account » Subscribed through iTunes and need an NYTimes.com account?Learn more » Need to connect your Home Delivery subscription to NYTimes.com?Link your subscription »
Breaking: Tony Stewart still has questions for NASCAR about fine – FOXSports.com
Eight days after being fined $35,000 by NASCAR, presumably for making critical comments about safety and lug nuts, Tony Stewart said he still has questions about what exactly he said that got him fined. On April 21, just hours after announcing his return to competition, Stewart was fined $35,000 by NASCAR for violating Section 12.1; 12.8.a; 12.8.1.b of the NASCAR rulebook. Those sections contain language about making disparaging marks about…
Jeff Daniels Takes a Baseball Break From ‘Blackbird’ – New York Times
To save articles or get newsletters, alerts or recommendations – all free. Don’t have an account yet?Create an account » Subscribed through iTunes and need an NYTimes.com account?Learn more » Need to connect your Home Delivery subscription to NYTimes.com?Link your subscription »
Who Really Invented Baseball? – Discovery News
Earlier this week, a set of historical documents called “The Laws of Base Ball” sold at auction for $3.26 million, becoming one the most valuable of sports memorabilia artifacts ever discovered. The sale also opened up a new round of discussion about the origins of baseball in America. The story most people know – that Abner Doubleday invented the game in Cooperstown, New York – is a popular myth, but has…
Chuck Box resigns as Jackson Prep baseball coach – Jackson Clarion Ledger
0) { %> 0) { %> 0) { %>
Jared Goff ‘open’ to switching baseball allegiance from Giants to Dodgers – ESPN (blog)
3:14 PM ET print LOS ANGELES — As a native of Novato, California, about 30 miles north of San Francisco, new Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff has long been an unabashed fan of baseball’s San Francisco Giants. Last year, Goff was even seen on television catching a ground-rule double that one-hopped to him in the left field bleachers in a Giants-Braves game, and he’s been known to tweet his…
Shane Sutton row puts spotlight on sexism in cycling – The Guardian
It has not been a vintage week for women’s cycling, with one of the world’s top female riders accusing her coach of sacking her, criticising her bum and telling her to “go and have a baby” instead of training for the Rio Olympics. The 25-year-old Jess Varnish’s allegations against Shane Sutton, the technical director of British Cycling, led to his resignation and triggered a series of further accusations of misconduct…
Orica-GreenEdge claim British Cycling leaked Simon Yates’s failed drugs test – The Guardian
Further pressure was heaped on British Cycling when the beleaguered governing body was criticised by the Orica-GreenEdge owner, Gerry Ryan, for its handling of the positive drugs test involving Orica’s British cyclist Simon Yates. Yates, world champion in the points race in 2013 and regarded as a strong hope for the Great Britain road race team in Rio, returned an adverse analytical finding for the asthma drug Terbutaline, due to…
Shane Sutton: Failed drugs test adds to cycling crisis – The Week UK
A disastrous week for British Cycling got worse on Thursday night when it was announced that Simon Yates, a former points race world champion and a contender for a spot on the Olympic road team, had failed a drugs test. The news came a day after Shane Sutton stood down as technical director of British Cycling amid a welter of allegations of bullying and discrimination, and after claims that the…
Imposing racial quotas is a vital step forward for South African sport – The Guardian
South Africa’s sports minister has announced that he will no longer “beg for racial transformation”, but will start forcing the country’s sporting federations to fulfil racial quotas. Fikile Mbalula said in a speech on Sunday that the cricket, rugby, netball and athletics federations would be banned from bidding for any international tournaments until their numbers of black players improved. Related: South Africa Rugby Union facing ban from bidding for 2023…
Rio Olympics: South Korea unveils Zika proof uniform – CNN
About Us
Free Shipping
If your order is $35 or more, you may qualify for free shipping. With free shipping, your order will be delivered 5-8 business days.
